Cost of living comparison
Lima is 83.4% more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 96.6% more for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.05
|
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.06
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.96
|
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.35
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 80.0% more for groceries
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.17
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.49
|
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.77
|
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.42
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.44
|
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.62
|
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.22
|
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.31
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.49
|
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.86
|
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.42
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.81
|
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.23
|
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.06
|
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
|
pay 85.8% more for housing
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹965.74
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,832.85
|
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,478.13
|
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,817.22
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
|
pay 97.7% more for childcare
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,194.39
|
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,164.28
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.04
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.34
|
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.06
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,834.88
|
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.07
|
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,776.94
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,558.78
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,536.29
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,280.58
|
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
|
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